Eurostat - Labour Force Survey

Publicerat av Cecilia Helland
fredag, 30 maj 2014.

Employment rate for the population aged 20 to 64 in the EU28 down to 68.3% in 2013.

Opposite trend for those aged 55 to 64 The employment rate1 of the population aged 20 to 64 in the EU28 showed a clear pattern during the last decade: it rose steadily from 66.7% in 2002 to 70.3% in 2008, then fell with the financial crisis to 68.9%, and has since continuously decreased to 68.3% in 2013.

The Europe 2020 strategy 2 target is to have an employment rate of at least 75% in the EU28 by 2020.

For the age group 55 to 64 in the EU28, the pattern is quite different: the employment rate has grown steadily from 38.1% in 2002 to reach 50.1% in 2013.